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Russian Dressing for Reuben Sandwiches from Mark Bittman
Russian dressing is never anything I actually put on a salad but I do like it on sandwiches periodically, particularly Reuben sandwiches. And I figure lots of folks might be having Reuben sandwiches tomorrow with their leftover corned beef from their St Patrick’s day dinner tonight. I just skipped the whole plain boiled dinner and…
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Marinated Beef Kebabs Recipe from Saving Dinner
I was sent a copy of Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes, and Shopping Lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table to review. The book is a collection of weekly menus, organized seasonally, complete with categorized shopping lists and good clear directions. Each individual recipe is clearly detailed as well, along with serving suggestions…
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Bierocks or Runzas
I was thumbing through old magazines as I was decluttering and came upon an Old Cooking Light magazine that had a section on Mennonite recipes. I’ve never eaten these bierocks anywhere else, but the recipe reminded me of the piroshkis we used to pick up sometimes for dinner in Sonoma, where I grew up. These…
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Red Velvet Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day
My youngest baked these heart-shaped red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for her boyfriend for Valentine’s Day. Too cute! And totally easy! She shared the extras with a neighbor family and we had a few to nibble on here too. Here are the recipes for the red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting. Thanks…